10:28 PM,
Dec. 8, 2013

Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) runs with the ball during the second half of their game against the Oakland Raiders at MetLife Stadium.

Written by

Brian Heyman
| @bheyman99

The stars were perfectly aligned above MetLife Stadium on a gray Sunday afternoon for the Jets to stop their slide.

They were playing the reeling Raiders, the losers of 12 straight in the Eastern time zone. But the Jets still needed to do their part, especially their rookie quarterback. And Geno Smith indeed had one of his better days in a difficult, learning-on-the-job season, rebounding nicely from his benching the Sunday prior.

Smith threw for 219 yards and a touchdown, his first in six games, and used his legs more, running five times for 50 yards and a score. A lot of fans came disguised as ...